Chad, Arc welders come in a number of flavors. are a good all around steel welding tool. It takes alot of practice to become proficient. The Mig welder on the other hand, is versiatile and much more user freindly. They to come in a number of flavors 110V ac and 220V ac for the home user. with Flux core wire and shiled gas wire as the main electroids. The shileded ( bare solid wire) your welding machine must have the gas option or be purchased separately. For most hobbyist users. a 135amp 110 v ac machine will work. For frame and tube farcating a 200amp 220v machine is recomended.
Go to your local wedling supply house and pick there brains on there different boxes. As for different gauge metal. The only thing I can think of regarding that, is you have to lean your weld bead harder on the thicker steel to get even penatration . Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chad Playso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 11:57 AM Subject: [Chevelle-List] Which is best kind of welding? > I've been reading about different kinds of welders, and I was wondering, > which is the best kind to use? To me, it seems like MIG welders are the > best for body panels, and ARC welders are good for everything else. Correct > me if I am wrong. Also, I cannot find the info to how THICK the metal is > for the panals as I've heard that when you weld, the metal you weld is > supposed to be as thick as the metal on the body. So how thick is a...1970 > Body Panel? > > Bye Bye, > > Chad > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
